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American flees Phuket after dislocating Thai partner’s jaw in jealous rage

By The Phuket News

 

Maj Ekkachai Siri of the Phuket Tourist Police. Photo: The Phuket News / file
 

PHUKET: Tourist Police will request US embassy officials’ assistance in serving an arrest warrant for an American man wanted for physical assault of his Thai partner, dislocating her jaw in a jealous rage on Friday night (Dec 6).

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137884-american-flees-phuket-after-dislocating-thai-partner’s-jaw-in-jealous-rage/

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TAT sees steady growth in tourist arrivals from Vietnam 

By The Nation

 

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is looking to fast growth in tourist arrivals from Vietnam following the expansion of direct flights between the two countries by several carriers. 

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137883-tat-sees-steady-growth-in-tourist-arrivals-from-vietnam/

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Russia banned from Olympic Games over doping scandal

 

FILE PHOTO: A man stands in front of the Olympic rings outside the headquarters of the Olympic Committee of Russia in Moscow, Russia November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Evgenia Novozhenina

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia was banned from the Olympics and world championships in a range of sports for four years on Monday after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) ruled to punish it for manipulating laboratory data, a WADA spokesman said.

 

Full Story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137880-russia-banned-from-olympic-games-over-doping-scandal/

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Council of State to be consulted on Ms. Pareena’s Sor Por Kor land case

 

 

The Royal Forest Department will seek advice from the Council of State on dealing with Palang Pracharat MP Pareena Kraikupt’s 109 hectares of Sor Por Kor land, because the department and the Agricultural Land Reform Office are unable to agree upon which of them should initiate legal action against the MP for alleged encroachment.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137918-council-of-state-to-be-consulted-on-ms-pareena’s-sor-por-kor-land-case/

 

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Excessive PM2.5 particulate found in ten areas of Bangkok and suburbs

 

 

Air quality in Bangkok and two neighbouring provinces has been fallen below standard, with the amount of PM2.5 dust particles exceeding 50 microns, the Pollution Control Department reported.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137919-excessive-pm25-particulate-found-in-ten-areas-of-bangkok-and-suburbs/

 

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Rift in New Economics party as ex-leader Mingkwan reasserts his position

 

 

The rift within the opposition New Economics party re-emerged today when former leader and founder Mingkwan Saengsuwan complained bitterly that he had been that had been blindsided when four party members, including the party leader Manoon Siwapiromrat, voted in support of the Government on December 4th to kill a motion to have the Prime Minister’s pre-election orders, issued under Section 44 of the interim constitution, formally investigated.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137921-rift-in-new-economics-party-as-ex-leader-mingkwan-reasserts-his-position/

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Phiraphan quits Democrat party after 30 years

 

 

Democrat MP Phiraphan Saleeratthavipark, after almost 30 years with the party, quit today, saying he never thought this day would come.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137922-phiraphan-quits-democrat-party-after-30-years/

 

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Missing kayaking couple: ‘We must not lose hope,’ says Vice Governor

By The Phuket News

 

Officers mark out sections of the search area on a chart. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: Phuket Vice Governor Supoj Rotreuang Na Nongkhai today said officers must not lose hope in finding missing Polish tourist Mateusz Juszkiewicz, 26, and Thai national Werakan Sirirakon, 23, from Nakon Sawan, who were last seen kayaking with friends off Yanui Beach, off Phuket’s southwest coast, late Saturday afternoon (Dec 7).

 

FFull story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137923-missing-kayaking-couple-‘we-must-not-lose-hope’-says-vice-governor/

 

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Hog badger gets new lease of life

By The Nation

 

 

Thap Lan National Park officials transferred a fully grown male hog badger to its natural habitat on Monday (December 9) after it was chased by a pack of dogs and got separated from its cete.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137924-hog-badger-gets-new-lease-of-life/

 

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Ministry pushes community power project

By THE NATION

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong

 

Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong today (December 9) outlined short-term measures to drive growth of the grassroot economy next year.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137925-ministry-pushes-community-power-project/

 

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More efforts needed to tackle Thailand's stark inequality

 

 

How sustainable is development when more than two-thirds of the assets of a country is controlled by 1 per cent of its people?

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137926-more-efforts-needed-to-tackle-thailands-stark-inequality/

 

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No political bias but FBI made mistakes in probe of Trump 2016 campaign - watchdog

By Sarah N. Lynch, Mark Hosenball and Andy Sullivan

 

The U.S. Justice Department's Inspector General Michael Horowitz's report entitled "Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI's Crossfire Hurrican Investigation" about the origins of the FBI's investigation into contacts between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia is seen after its release by the Justice Department in Washington, U.S. December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's internal watchdog said it found numerous errors but no evidence of political bias by the FBI when it opened an investigation into contacts between Donald Trump's presidential campaign and Russia in 2016.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137928-no-political-bias-but-fbi-made-mistakes-in-probe-of-trump-2016-campaign-watchdog/

 

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Disappearing frontier: Alaska's glaciers retreating at record pace

By Yereth Rosen

 

Chugach National Forest ranger Megan Parsley holds photos showing this summer's ice loss at the face of Portage Glacier, Alaska, U.S. August 17, 2019. Picture taken August 17, 2019. REUTERS/Yereth Rosen

 

ANCHORAGE (Reuters) - Alaska will soon close a year that is shaping up as its hottest on record, with glaciers in the "Frontier State" melting at record or near-record levels, pouring waters into rising global seas, scientists said after taking fall measurements.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137929-disappearing-frontier-alaskas-glaciers-retreating-at-record-pace/

 

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Ice Bucket Challenge inspiration Pete Frates dead at 34

 

FILE PHOTO: Liberal leader Justin Trudeau (R) dumps a bucket of ice water onto Liberal MP Sean Casey for the ALS ice bucket challenge during a break in the Federal Liberal summer caucus meetings in Edmonton August 19, 2014. REUTERS/Dan Riedlhube

 

(Reuters) - Pete Frates, whose battle with ALS inspired the Ice Bucket Challenge that raised millions for research, died on Monday at age 34 after a seven-year battle with the disease, Boston College said.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137930-ice-bucket-challenge-inspiration-pete-frates-dead-at-34/

 

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UK PM Johnson criticised for response to photo of sick child

By Kylie MacLellan

 

Britain's Prime Minister and Conservative leader Boris Johnson talks with journalists as he travels aboard a plane bound to Birmingham, Britain, December 9, 2019. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under fire on Monday for his response to being shown a photo of a sick child lying on a hospital floor ahead of the Dec. 12 election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137931-uk-pm-johnson-criticised-for-response-to-photo-of-sick-child/

 

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UK PM Johnson's lead over Labour narrows slightly: ICM poll

 

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson boards a plane as he campaigns for the general election, at Doncaster Sheffield Airport in Doncaster, Britain December 9, 2019. Ben Stansall/Pool via REUTERS

 

LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservative Party has seen its lead over the opposition Labour Party narrow slightly to six points, according to an opinion poll by ICM for Reuters published ahead of Thursday's election.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137932-uk-pm-johnsons-lead-over-labour-narrows-slightly-icm-poll/

 

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Serial rapist given 33 life sentences after UK rampage while wrongly free

 

LONDON (Reuters) - A convicted burglar who assaulted and raped women and children during a two-week rampage across Britain while wrongly free from jail was given 33 life sentences on Monday, with the judge saying he would never cease to be a danger to society.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137933-british-serial rapist joseph-mccann-given-33-life-sentences/

 

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Chance for Thais to join home LPGA

By THE NATION

 

Benyapha Niphatsophon won the National Qualifiers in January.

 

All professional, amateur and aspiring female golfers in Thailand are invited to compete at the qualifying round of the Honda LPGA Thailand 2020 National Qualifiers, which will be held from January 20-22, 2019 at Siam Country Club Pattaya, Old Course.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137934-chance-for-thais-to-join-home-lpga/

 

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Humboldt Broncos crash survivor returns home after Thailand spinal surgery

BILL GRAVELAND

CALGARY

THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

Physiotherapists help Ryan Straschnitzki perform standing exercises following his epidural implant surgery at World Health Hospital in Nonthaburi, Thailand, on Dec. 6, 2019. CORY WRIGHT/THE CANADIAN PRESS

 

A hockey player paralyzed in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says it feels good to be home after spending five weeks in Thailand, where he underwent spinal surgery.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137936-canadian-hockey-player-returns-home-after-undergoing-groundbreaking-spinal-surgery-in-thailand/

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Canadian diagnosed with brain tumour in Thailand has travel insurance declined because he had the flu a month ago

Sean DavidsonMulti-Platform Writer, CTV News Toronto

 

Alex Witmer is fighting to get home after his travel insurance was declined because he told doctors he had a headache while suffering from the flu over a month ago. (Supplied)

 

TORONTO -- A Canadian man diagnosed with a massive brain tumour while travelling in Thailand is fighting to get home after his travel insurance was declined because he told doctors he had a headache while suffering from the flu over a month ago. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137939-canadian-diagnosed-with-brain-tumour-in-thailand-has-travel-insurance-declined-because-he-had-the-flu-a-month-ago/

 

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Putin meets Ukraine leader for first time at Paris peace summit

By John Irish

 

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Russia's President Vladimir Putin attend a joint news conference after a Normandy-format summit in Paris, France December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/Pool

 

PARIS (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin met his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy for the first time on Monday at a summit in Paris aimed at advancing efforts to restore peace to eastern Ukraine.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137940-putin-meets-ukraine-leader-for-first-time-at-paris-peace-summit/

 

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Man who ate $120,000 banana at art show says 'I'm not sorry'

By Angela Moore

 

David Datuna, the performance artist who ate a banana as a performance last Saturday afternoon in Miami at Art Basel, arrives for a news conference in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri

 

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A performance artist who ate a banana taped to a wall that was an artwork valued at $120,000 said his actions were not vandalism and he does not regret his snack at Art Basel in Miami Beach, Florida.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137941-man-who-ate-120000-banana-at-art-show-says-im-not-sorry/

 

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Protests erupt as India pushes for religion-based citizenship bill

By Zarir Hussain and Abhirup Roy

 

Demonstrators display placards during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a bill that seeks to give citizenship to religious minorities persecuted in neighbouring Muslim countries, in Ahmedabad, India, December 9, 2019. REUTERS/Amit Dave

 

GUWAHATI/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in India on Monday as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government offered a controversial bill in parliament that would give citizenship to non-Muslim minorities from three neighbouring countries.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137942-protests-erupt-as-india-pushes-for-religion-based-citizenship-bill/

 

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Krabi video: Hunt on for out of control foreigner 

 

Thai caption: Hunt for Hothead Farang

 

Immigration police and Krabi Muang district officers are hunting a foreigner after two attacks on property in the area.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137944-krabi-video-hunt-on-for-out-of-control-foreigner/

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Pattaya: After promises of action comes another foreign snatch theft victim

 

Picture: Ruk Siam News

 

Ruk Siam News suggested that the same men who have been terrorizing Pattaya committing snatch theft were continuing their spree. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137946-pattaya-after-promises-of-action-comes-another-foreign-snatch-theft-victim/

 

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Victims of Facebook employment scam lodge complaint with TCSD

By The Nation

 

 

More than 10 victims of an employment scam met with Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD) Deputy Inspector of Division 2, Pol Capt Phiphop Klomklueng on Monday (December 9) to file a complaint against the owner of a Facebook page who they say tricked them into working without paying,

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137947-victims-of-facebook-employment-scam-lodge-complaint-with-tcsd/

 

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Australia braces as authorities warn new fires could threaten high population areas

By Colin Packham

 

The Sydney Opera House can be seen as smoke haze from bushfires in New South Wales blankets the CBD in Sydney, Australia, December 10, 2019. AAP Image/Joel Carrett/via REUTERS

 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Firefighters across Australia's east coast were bracing for a fresh wave of fires as temperatures across the country's most populous state were expected to soar.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137948-australia-braces-as-authorities-warn-new-fires-could-threaten-high-population-areas/

 

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Problem farang in Chiang Mai: American's in custody and will be deported

 

Picture: CM108

 

People in Chiang Mai can breathe a sigh of relief after an out-of-control American responsible for a string of incidents in the northern Thai city was arrested for a second time. 

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137949-problem-farang-in-chiang-mai-americans-in-custody-and-will-be-deported/

 

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Go fast not slow!: Thailand's speed limit set to be raised from 90 to 120 kmph 

 

Source: Manager Online

 

The speed limit for cars on many of Thailand's roads is set to be raised from 90 to 120 kilometers per hour.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137953-go-fast-not-slow-thailands-speed-limit-set-to-be-raised-from-90-to-120-kmph/

 

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Power outage to hit Laguna area

By The Phuket News

 

The PEA's map of the affected area. Image: PEA / Google Maps

 

PHUKET: The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) has announced that the electricity supply will be temporarily shut off in parts of Cherng Talay on Wednesday (Dec 11) as work is carried out on installing new high-voltage cables.

 

Full story: https://forum.thaivisa.com/topic/1137955-phuket-power-outage-to-hit-laguna-area/